On June 16, 2015 the Confucius Institute at University of Paderborn held its inauguration ceremony. The Institute is jointly established by the University of Paderborn and Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban), with Xidian University in Shaanxi province as its Chinese partner university.

This is the 16th Confucius Institute in Germany. The Confucius Institute,as a non-profit public educational organization affiliated with the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, aims to promote Chinese language and culture, support local Chinese teaching internationally, and facilitate academic exchanges and cooperation between Xidian and German universities.

The website of the Confucius Institute Paderborn is under development.